Lucille McNamara

Lucille McNamara

Lucille McNamara is a Daily Tidings reporter with 27 years of journalism experience, covering Oregon public safety, crime and courts, plus statewide policy and community impact stories including housing, education, health, and immigration. She previously worked at The Star.

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Latest from Lucille McNamara

  1. Top Stories

    Nearly 38,000 Oregonians Have Found Help Through Governor Kotek’s Fight Against Homelessness

    Oregon Governor Tina Kotek’s aggressive initiative to put a roof over the heads of homeless people has touched 37,767 lives since she took office in 2023.

  2. Crime & Courts

    Portland Police Arrest 26 in Human Trafficking Sweep Targeting NE 82nd and Sandy Blvd

    Twenty-six individuals have been arrested for commercial sexual solicitation or unlawful prostitution procurement by the Portland Police Bureau in a multi-agency…

  3. Crime & Courts

    Eugene Police Bust Organized Crime Ring Accused of Targeting Asian-American Families

    Seven foreign nationals, all members of a well-resourced and financially supported crime ring, have been arrested by the Eugene Police Department for allegedly targeting…

  4. News

    Oregon Left Waiting for Job Data as Trump Administration Blocks Unemployment Report

    The Trump administration has not released the latest unemployment figures because of the federal government shutdown, forcing the Oregon Employment Department (OED) to…

  5. Crime & Courts

    Car Crash in Rural Oregon Escalates Into Shootout as Both Drivers Suffer Gunshot Wounds

    Twenty-seven-year-old Dyllan Nicholas Thompson of Toledo has been arrested on charges of first-degree assault and the unlawful use of a weapon following a car crash in…

  6. Crime & Courts

    Oregon Woman Found Dead in Parked Car in Northwest Portland Was Shot, Police Say

    The Medical Examiner has determined that Krystal Lynne Pendergraph (39), who was found in a parked vehicle in Northwest Portland on Saturday afternoon, died of homicide…

  7. Top Stories

    Air Ambulances Refuse to Land at Oregon Hospital After Laser Attack Threats

    Several air ambulance providers, airlifting patients to the Oregon Health & Science University on Saturday night, refused to land on the hospital’s rooftop following…

  8. Crime & Courts

    Bodycam Shows Portland Officers Fighting for Control as Suspect Reaches for Gun

    The Portland Police Bureau has made public a bodycam video of a struggle between two officers and a suspect, which ended when Officer Melissa Babasin struck the man on…